B.C.

B.C. seasonal forecast suggests long cool spring, flood risk in high snowpack regions
VICTORIA – A long, cool and wet spring is in the forecast for British Columbia,…

Violence on transit has increased post-pandemic, police and union officials say
Violence on public transit and in city spaces across Canada has increased since the COVID-19…

A dozen more addiction centres coming for youth in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Youth in British Columbia will soon have more access to mental health and…

Teenager, 15, hurt in stabbing on the grounds of Delta, B.C., elementary school
DELTA, B.C. – Police say a teenager has been hurt in a stabbing while on…

Earthquake off B.C. coast measuring 6 little felt, no tsunami expected
VANCOUVER – An earthquake measuring 6 has shaken the seabed a few hundred kilometres off…

B.C. Chinese communities tell Mendicino of intimidation by foreign powers and proxies
VANCOUVER – Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Chinese community members in Vancouver have…

B.C. Liberal Party name change to BC United builds bridges to the future: Falcon
SURREY, B.C. – Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon lowered the curtain on the British Columbia Liberal…

Canada’s health minister calls mass exports of Ozempic to U.S. an ‘outrageous’ abuse
VANCOUVER – Canada’s federal health minister says he’s working with provinces to prevent the mass…

B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening
Vancouver’s Chinese Canadian Museum will open its doors on July 1 on the 100th anniversary…

Transit patrols boosted after teenager dies in Surrey, B.C., bus stabbing
SURREY, B.C. – Police patrols at transit hubs will be increased after a stabbing on…

B.C. Court of Appeal quashes conviction of babysitter in toddler’s drowning
VANCOUVER – An appeal court has quashed the conviction of a British Columbia woman in…

Pharmacists fear more drugs may fall into loophole that saw B.C. Ozempic sent to U.S.
VANCOUVER – Canada’s pharmacists worry a lack of data about prescription management could see a…

Survivor of fatal Downtown Eastside hotel fire files proposed class-action lawsuit
VANCOUVER – A woman who survived a fatal fire at a downtown Vancouver hotel that…

At least 300 visits expected as B.C.’s 2023 cruise ship season officially launches
VANCOUVER – Cruise ship season officially launches in British Columbia as the Sapphire Princess berths…

Glencore adds US$8.2B cash component to Teck Resources takeover offer
VANCOUVER – Canadian mining company Teck Resources Ltd. said Tuesday it will carefully review a…